Neal
Senior Member
Well, the F-40 I bought on a whim (with incomplete information...on Reverb...red wine was involved...) turns out to be Tacoma-made, a March 2007 model, right in the sweet spot for that era (after the folks there got the updated models down to a science, but before they knew their days were numbered). I knew it the minute I opened the case and the lid flopped wide open, just like my gone-but-not-forgotten ‘07 F-30’s did. Made me laugh out loud.
The guitar is in miraculous shape for having been a professionally-gigged instrument (the previous owner is a Nashville based singer-songwriter and fingerstylist who had purchased the Guild at Carter’s). It still had some schmutz on it where the artist had taped a bunch of song lyrics on the front and back of the guitar for a music video. As the cleaning of the guitar proceeded, just about every cosmetic imperfection magically disappeared, leaving behind a very clean instrument. Couple of tiny dings, if you look hard enough.
I was a little concerned about saddle height, until I placed a straight edge on the fretboard and it met the bridge precisely at the top. The action is super low, so low that I may have to have to get a new, taller saddle for my heavy-handed playing style.
I put a set of Tony Rice Retro monels on it, and wow. I am blown away by the tone and volume. It hangs in there with my Huss & Dalton dread, which is the loudest guitar I have ever owned. I will try to record a clip this weekend.
Is a host site still required to post photos?
The guitar is in miraculous shape for having been a professionally-gigged instrument (the previous owner is a Nashville based singer-songwriter and fingerstylist who had purchased the Guild at Carter’s). It still had some schmutz on it where the artist had taped a bunch of song lyrics on the front and back of the guitar for a music video. As the cleaning of the guitar proceeded, just about every cosmetic imperfection magically disappeared, leaving behind a very clean instrument. Couple of tiny dings, if you look hard enough.
I was a little concerned about saddle height, until I placed a straight edge on the fretboard and it met the bridge precisely at the top. The action is super low, so low that I may have to have to get a new, taller saddle for my heavy-handed playing style.
I put a set of Tony Rice Retro monels on it, and wow. I am blown away by the tone and volume. It hangs in there with my Huss & Dalton dread, which is the loudest guitar I have ever owned. I will try to record a clip this weekend.
Is a host site still required to post photos?
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